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I'm perfectly healthy and going to die in 17 hours? Or am I in a hospital bed and wheezing on machines and it will be 17 hours before it is over?
That occurred to me to. I'm old and if I were in terrible shape with illness, I think I would be quite pleased to know I was going to die. I have one friend and his wife that I would like to be with me.
If it were to be tomorrow that I got this news, and I am in relatively good health. I'm sure it would not be welcome news then. But I think I'd spend a lot of the day alone with music and then go to some of the beautiful spots around here that I love, and finally go home and lie down to die. I like my home - it is a very comfortable, very me place, and I would just as soon see the end there as anywhere else. I do not believe in an afterlife, so trying to work out a last minute deal about that wouldn't come into the picture.
I don't even want to think about dying, but since you asked...
Not many people would even care if I was gone. I don't really have friends...just my parents, significant other, & pal who's more than just an acquaintance, yet not considered a close friend, so they're all I'd care to know.
I'd go on a day trip to a nice city: Maybe San Fransisco, San Diego, I guess & try to enjoy myself.
Order all my favorite foods: Pizza, Chinese, & more & have some of each.
Maybe watch a movie I like that I haven't seen in a long time.
I'd spend it with my beautiful wife and kids. I'd play catch with my dog. And go for one last run. I'd call my mom and dad, but wouldn't say anything to anyone assuming they didn't know. And since 17 hours probably means that one would get a full day, go to sleep, and not wake up, I'd try to make it the perfect day for my family. And before my wife and kids go to sleep, I'd try to make them realize how much they mean to me and how much I love them.
I would call one person. Just so I can say good-bye and I love you. The rest, sadly, don't matter as much. Then I'd make sure my dogs were rehomed. Then I'd do the letter thing and get them in the mail. Clean up my computer, close accounts, destroy everything. And if I still have some time, go for a drive, go outside, and enjoy the world one last time.
I would call my children and wife on the phone. I would not allude to impending death. Instead, I would talk about bright and cheery things that would make all of us happy. I would reflect with each one, individually, on all the good times we have had together. Lastly, and most importantly, I would tell them all I loved them and what they meant to me.
Than after getting off the phone, I would write one letter, meant for my wife and children. In that letter, I would address my death. I would explain why it happened. I would tell them that I didn't mention it on the phone because I wanted our last conversation together to be a happy one. I would probably address areas in my children's lives in which I would hope they could improve. I would encourage my family to spend as little on my funeral and cremation arrangements as they could. I would emphasize that I would hope they would spend as little time mourning me as possible and instead do things that would benefit themselves in the long run, knowing that would make me the happiest. I know this would inevitably produce some sadness in my family. I think I would say quite clearly that all of us die--and they are not immune either--so, I want them to get on with their own lives. I would emphasize that my own life had been a full one and that I felt I had accomplished what I had needed too. Perhaps, I would say if they feel there is something "unfair" about this I would gently remind them that life isn't always fair. We just have to make the best we can of it.
I would than turn to my own needs. If I felt I had time, I might also get a big, greasy cheeseburger or some other food that I enjoy and eat that. I have always enjoyed hiking and if physically able, would spend the last hours of my life hiking in trails in the mountains that surround my home. I would try to focus on all the good memories that I have.
Forget it. I would call no one. I would go on a long hike in Glacier Park...breathe fresh air, see animals, enjoy nature. Have a fine dinner at the lodge, with a very expensive bottle of wine, and call it a day.
No one needs a death scene phone call. How morbid, and depressing.
Yeah, I can go with this.
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Spend it with my family.
I don't know...I might prefer to be selfish. Although it is most likely what will happen.
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Originally Posted by Ghengis
I'd probably catch up on some sleep
Barring any pain, hospitals and IV's running a morphine drip, preferably this would be ideal.
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I would find a forever home for my best buddy Scooter who has always been by my side thru life struggles. AKA my dog!! Everybody else can just wonder what happened to me!
This would likely be long before the 17 hour line of demarcation.
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Originally Posted by thriftylefty
I would not burden anyone with my death. I would sit down and write thank-you letters to everyone I ever loved or who did something nice for me. You can't take your life with you when you die, it stays here for those people to continue to enjoy!
OR, whoever loved me...
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No one. I'd write a long note for each person I care about, remembering our good times and thanking them for being in my life. Then I'd take the rest of my time to sit back and unwind one final time.
Yeah, I love this one as well!
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Originally Posted by Ivorytickler
<snip> I would apologize for a couple of things and let everyone know that I hold no grudges.
I would prefer this be done in writing...
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Originally Posted by rudyhampton
I would contact Jesus and say please forgive me my wrong doing.
First and last words spoken, if I was still able to do so!
Loved each and everyone of these, sincerely!
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I guess there would be no tomorrow for me. 
